Sipsey Bridge
Sipsey Bridge carries the B1061 between Great Bradley & Burrough Green parishes. The River Stour flows beneath and from this point the river is 68 miles long. As well as the parishes, the river at this point also forms the border between Cambridgeshire & Suffolk. On the inside of the bridge next to the roadside are two boundary stones, dated 1923, marking Cambridgeshire to the north and West Suffolk County Council to the south. (West Suffolk was a county from 1889 - 1974, when it was merged with East Suffolk to form the county of Suffolk again. West Suffolk is now (2021) the name of the district council covering this area).
The photo above shows the flag of Suffolk (left ) and the flag of Cambridgeshire (right) hung on Sipsey Bridge in 2021 by those celebrating the Suffolk flag. The Suffolk flag has the arms of Saint Edmund (golden crown pierced by two golden arrows, against a blue background). One of the church bells in St Mary's church also has the St Edmund crown marked on it.
The photo above shows the flag of Suffolk (left ) and the flag of Cambridgeshire (right) hung on Sipsey Bridge in 2021 by those celebrating the Suffolk flag. The Suffolk flag has the arms of Saint Edmund (golden crown pierced by two golden arrows, against a blue background). One of the church bells in St Mary's church also has the St Edmund crown marked on it.
The River Stour often floods at Sipsey Bridge. The pictures below are from 1957, taken at the bridge and the turning towards Brinkley
The pictures below are from 2000 and 2005 respectively
SIPSEY BRIDGE - the race horse
Sipsey Bridge was the name of a horse born in 1954 on a Yorkshire Stud. It has a line that is still going today. The famous horse Hyperion (the most successful British-bred sire of the 20th century), whose statue is in Newmarket High Street was Great Great Grandfather to Sipsey Bridge.
Click here for more information on the pedigree
Click here for more information on the pedigree